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Be interesting to know if it compensated that win properly? That sounds like a programming error somewhere

Yeah I think you're right, the latest MFME does that job for us. I was thinking that if the PIC code is correct, the lamps would be correct across versions, as the CHR is just an intermediate mapping ruleset, but it could be someone will need to just amend the lamp numbers. @logopolisCan you post those oldest ROM versions please? I'll take a look and see if I can revise the lamping.

The CHR/PIC is wrong and needs to be amended. Later versions of Barcrest ROMs almost always updated the CHR. I'm not an expert on how that is fixed these days, but one of the layout designers will certainly know how. And what an amazing machine it was on the early £15 chips. You could easily get £100+ on a streak. I always found it interesting how Follow Me offered a repeat chance after the £25 upgrade, which it never did on £15.

I don't ever recall seeing this on a game in the wild. For example, Club Dracula is bad for it in the emulator, but didn't do this in the wild. It would be a terrible bug if they did, really. As andrew96 said, emulation can be off at times. Chris had a lot of custom code to handle various scenarios that might seem trivial, and occasionally something would naturally get overlooked.

I think this is a very minor emulation issue, some sort of timing in the code. They didn't do this in the wild.

I'm thinking get 2 phones while on the nudge stack, then try to trap via bonuses and/or shuffling to get cash stack positions that will guarantee you the 3rd phone. I think there are a lot of options there, looks a fun one to play that way.

Always fun to do these experiments. There was an Epoch Maygay clubber released here back in 2018, I've forgotten the name but it could be trapped. See also the early Club Psycho Cash Beast ROMs that turned up a couple of years back - switchable to 1K jackpot with a working emptier Edit - the Maygay clubber was Rags to Riches. Detailed explanation of how I trapped it here, but I doubt it will be easy to repeat.

I seem to remember one of the low down features - Pick a Reel or something was always good for an easy few quid each board. Fast Cash was also reasonable. Otherwise just drain the value and try to get a Multi Ball / Extra Life feature and see if you can get get a high win from those. If it awarded the Super feature it was usually a reasonable sign, you had to get to the outer edge to get jackpot. These were OK if played with restraint. Forcing was a hiding to nothing.

Isn't this the error that comes when trying to load a .dat file in the new versions of the emulator, or a .fml file in the legacy versions? In other words, you are trying to load an incompatible layout format in whatever version of the emulator you've got.

Yeah Rob Hubbard's stuff was top drawer. Anyone who can produce stuff like this despite the ZX Spectrum's limitations has got skills.

Yeah, this was a good game. There is an excellent DX by Dad, and a very poor classic which was the first layout I ever made. You'll find them in the legacy area.

Most of the time it’s the note acceptor that slows down booting. Turning it off might help. Depends on the game really.

Some good questions there! The free win issue on Maygays was a common theme (so was the permanent invincibility trick) on their games. I guess you discover it by noticing that the machine never gets unhappy when you take these wins, work out that the wins must be "free", and just keep rinsing and repeating from there. Once you've done a machine enough, you'll notice the change to the chipped version when it refuses to play ball. With Super Pots, it just never spins an 8 or 3 unless it's streaking. Then the next Maygays you encounter you immediately start searching for ways to get over the block. I think Hot Pots had one of the Gold Pot wins free as well if you could get it over £5. Off and On wouldn't be enough on most games, as they don't all tell you the specific revision when booting. One thing I heard of was on some games you could see a sticker/plate they added once an update had been done, if you looked between the reels. Could be urban myth. Pros often bought and sold info between themselves, especially once they were done with an area. Visit, rob the machines, then sell the trick to a local for £200, since you'll never be back. Personally I just subtly observed others on games, especially if they looked like they knew what they were doing. I got the Jackpoteers trick that way, for one. Other stuff I worked out for myself, like optimal strategies on JPMs and certain Barcrests with a fixed streak cycle (Revolution, Gold Strike etc).

Apologies if I got that wrong. I agree that you’ve got to be careful with social media these days

That's good to hear! The channel was loved because it was unpretentious and based entirely on your enthusiasm for your hobby. You tell a good story and covered a good range of topics. There was something for everyone. It's a shame that someone in your personal life saw fit to spoil that. There are some assholes around.